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Syrian Refugees to Return in Syria from Lebanonhttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/26/syrian-refugees-to-return-in-syria-from-lebanon/
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:37:24 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8931]]>Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun, who is on an official visit to France, announced the imminent return of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to their homeland.

According to Aoun, most areas of Syria, from where the refugees arrived to Lebanon, are under the de-escalation zones. In this regard, the President noted that the safe return of the Syrians home became possible precisely thanks to the agreements reached during the Astana peace talks.

We remind that currently there are at least 1,500 Syrian refugees in “camps of misery” in Lebanon.

]]>6767annajaungerSyrian Army Establishes Full Control over Several Villages in Homshttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/26/syrian-army-establishes-full-control-over-several-villages-in-homs/
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:31:20 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8927]]>Recently, the Syrian army (SAA) forces have established full control over the villages of Masaada, Umm al-Reesh, Rasm al-Naqa, and al-Zaiba in the eastern countryside of Homs province.

According to sources of Inside Syria Media Center, the SAA engineers are now dismantling landmines, planted by the terrorists.

Brigadier General Suheil al-Hassan said that after the liberation of Homs province, SAA would be fully focused on the fighting ISIS terrorists in Deir Ezzor.

]]>6666annajaungerU.S. Military Advisors Train Syrian Militants to Use TOW Missileshttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/26/u-s-military-advisors-train-syrian-militants-to-use-tow-missiles/
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:27:12 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8919]]>Monday, al-Masdar published a video, where several U.S. military advisors were training militants of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to use the U.S.-made TOW missiles.

The footage was allegedly released by one of the fighters in the Al-Tanf border region of southeastern Homs.

According to Syrian experts, the FSA militants intent to use American anti-tank missiles against the government forces.

It should be mentioned that such kind of cooperation between the U.S. and Syrian armed opposition fundamentally contradicts early statements of U.S. President Donald Trump, who announced the end of the CIA program to provide arms and supplies to Syrian armed opposition groups.

]]>8888annajaunger00Why SDF Moved 15% of Its Forces to Deir Ezzorhttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/26/why-sdf-moved-15-of-its-forces-to-deir-ezzor/
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:29:46 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8916]]>According to Raqqa24, a local news platform, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Front have deployed much of their forces to Deir Ezzor province.

As the platform wrote on its Twitter, some 15% of the Kurdish-led groups left the besieged city to “join clashes against Daesh”. However, the SDF’s main target weren’t the terrorists.

The troops advanced more than 50 km on the ISIS-dominated territory with no signs of clashes to approach the border between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces.

In particular, Fares Shehabi, a Syrian MP, paid attention to that fact and asked U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on his Twitter how the SDF could move so far “without firing a single bullet”.

Obviously, the U.S. has brokered an agreement with the Islamic State to provide the Kurds a corridor for their assault on Deir Ezzor from northeast. When the Syrian troops began rapidly liberate the city, Washington was taken by surprise and developed a plan redeploying the Kurdish units which shelled the government army’s positions to impede the operation.

Besides, the Americans also aim at the oil fields in Raqqa province. Some of them are also under the SDF control.

As a result, against the background of these developments, the U.S. officials’ words about “fighting terrorism” turn out to be just mere hypocrisy.

]]>7a0b89f232264c9097bea4cdb47d5288_18mehmetersThousands of Civilians Transferred to Idlib from IS-controlled Territorieshttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/26/thousands-of-civilians-transferred-to-idlib-from-is-controlled-territories/
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:25:15 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8913]]>According to Inside Syria Media Center sources, a corridor set up by the government troops for civilian evacuation.

The sources report that some 5,000 people have left the ISIS-captured areas in Hama and Homs provinces. The civilians are transferred via a checkpoint near Wadi Auzaib.

The evacuation takes place while the Syrian army successfully pushes the Islamic State in central Syria. Yesterday, the SAA liberated Um al-Rish and Rasm al-Naqah villages, and today is advancing on the terrorists positions.

]]>SYRIA-CONFLICT-EVACUATIONmehmetersISIS Oil Supply Under a Threat, China to Make First Stepshttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/25/isis-oil-supply-under-a-threat-china-to-make-first-steps/
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:35:49 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8900]]>Syrian Ambassador to China, Imad Mustafa, giving an interview to the Chinese Global Times said that the government of Syria might get full control over all the oil and gas fields in the country by the end of next month.
‘In the past two months, we have recaptured most of the major oil fields and believe that 100 percent of the oil and gas fields will have been under the control of the Government by the end of next month.
The Ambassador also noted the country’s leadership is developing projects now aimed at the post-war reconstruction of Syria. The priority areas include electricity supply restoration, energy sector and housing construction.
At the same time, the Chinese edition, a paper published by the ruling Communist Party, itself asserts some businessmen from China have recently shown increased interest in investment projects between China and Syria, even despite some difficulties connected with doing business in this war-torn country.Thus, since April 2017, about 30 businessmen from the People’s Republic of China crossed the Syrian-Lebanese border in order to explore the investment possibilities of Syria reports the Global Times, referring to the Association of China-Arab Cooperation based in Beijing. Chinese businessmen, it says, visited Damascus and Homs where they held a series of meetings and negotiations with the regional and central authorities of Syria.
Vice-president of the organization, Jin Yong, clarified that the most interesting investment areas are the foreign trade, food industry, power machinery and construction.]]>sophiemangalWhat is the Result of U.S.-led Coalition Actions in Raqqa?https://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/25/what-is-the-result-of-u-s-led-coalition-actions-in-raqqa/
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:30:20 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8901]]>Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem told the United Nations on Saturday, September 23, that the coalition led by the United States had killed many more civilians than terrorists did over the past three years in Syria.

According to Muallem, the Coalition Air Forces daily damage or destroy civilian objects and infrastructure. These air strikes also lead to a great number of casualties among civilians in Raqqa. He also stressed that the U.S. continued to violate international law through its use of prohibited weapons in populated areas.

This was proved by Human Rights Watch organization. Yesterday, it published a report that strongly criticized the Coalition’s actions in Raqqa and the U.S. intelligence.

The attacks documented in the report include a March 20 airstrike that targeted a school housing displaced people in the suburban town of Mansourah, outside of Tabqa, as well as another strike that hit a packed marketplace in Tabqa City two days later. Investigators from Human Rights Watch visited the sites of both attacks and collected the names of at least 84 civilians who had died in the bombings, including 30 children.

According to Ole Solvang, a deputy emergencies director at Human Rights Watch, the bombings against civilian targets raise serious questions about the U.S. commitment to investigating incidents in which its troops are alleged to have killed innocent civilians. Besides, Solvang said that the Coalition’s actions were seriously hampered by the current success of the Syrian Arab Army.

Such a position is shared by Syrian experts. According to them, the only way for Washington to justify its intervention in the Syrian conflict is to become a ‘liberator’ of the city. Proceeding from this, it is obvious that the reduction in the number of civilian casualties is clearly not on the list of priorities of the U.S. Central Command.

According to Airwars monitoring, more than 1,500 civilians have now credibly been killed since the assault began on June 6th.

The reports of these human rights organizations suggest that the U.S. is guided by not very good intentions to save the civilian population from terrorists. It is obvious that an early settlement of the Syrian crisis will only prevent Washington from pursuing its aggressive foreign policy and creating an image on the blood of civilians of Syria.

]]>888annajaunger222Guarantor States Establish Fifth De-Escalation Zone in Syriahttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/25/guarantor-states-establish-fifth-de-escalation-zone-in-syria/
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:57:00 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8897]]>The Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in an interview with Anadolu News Agency stated that guarantor states (Iran, Russia and Turkey) had star working on establishing the fifth de-escalation zone, which would be set up in the northern part of Aleppo province, in the area of Afrin.
Let us remind you, that the Turkish army during the Euphrates Shield Operation virtually established control over the northern part of Aleppo province, including the town of Afrin. Moreover, the Turkish side lent support to the Syrian opposition detachment during their conflict with the Kurdish militia.
Since the beginning of May, four de-escalation zones have been established in Syria. The appropriate agreement has been signed by the representatives of the guarantor states in the Kazakh capital Astana. In the mid-September it was announced the operation of all the zones.]]>firassamuriSyrian Army Totally Liberated Aleppo–Deir Ezzor Highwayhttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/25/syrian-army-totally-liberated-aleppo-deir-ezzor-highway/
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:48:28 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8894]]>The Syrian army units backed by the allied forces continued large-scale advance on ISIS terrorist’s positions in Deir Ezzor and Raqqa provinces, liberating new areas. It is reported that the government forces restored security over Aleppo–Deir Ezzor Highway.
In addition, the Syrian troops totally liberated the towns of Maadan and Wadi Abu Jabli and several gas and oil fields, which are located north to Deir Ezzor. At the same time the army units have now joined their colleagues deployed in Raqqa.
The terrorists suffered heavy losses in military equipment and man power during the operation. It is also reported that the radicals executed its high-ranking field commander named Abu Abdul Sattar on unknown charges.

Follow the latest developments on the website of Inside Syria Media Center.

]]>firassamuriChina Urges to Respect Sovereignty of Syria in Establishing De-Escalation Zoneshttps://en.insidesyriamc.com/2017/09/25/china-urges-to-respect-sovereignty-of-syria-in-establishing-de-escalation-zones/
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:43:47 +0000http://en.insidesyriamc.com/?p=8891]]>The Chinese Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan during his visit to Egypt stated that is necessary to respect the sovereignty of Syria and prevent the division of the country. At the same time he stressed the necessity of further strikes on terrorist’s positions.
Xie Xiaoyan also said that the current situation in Syria is an right direction and moves towards the political settlement of the crisis.
Fist, the considerable success was reached during the peace talks both in Astana and Geneva, where the guarantor states representatives (Iran, Russia and Turkey) established the parameters and frontiers of the four de-escalation zones that contributed much to the cessation of hostilities and ceasefire.
Second, the Syrian army made a significant push towards eastern part of Syria, liberating new territories in Deir Ezzor province. Moreover, several states have changed its position on the future of Syria.